Stellan Skarsgård plays a renowned cinema director who reunites with his daughters after years of estrangement (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas & Renate Reinsve). He has one final project and wants their participation. Toss in an American actor (Elle Fanning) who complicates things. This isn’t really about his film, but about the complex family dynamics that are explored. Writer/director Joachim Trier gets strong work out of his cast, even though it’s in typical Scandinavian style with nuanced reactions and reserved emotions. As I described it in his last film, “The Worst Person in the World,” (my review) “The performances are subtle, but effective…offering unsentimental and honest examinations of their relationships.” This European export will appeal to those who appreciate this type of underplayed, quietly probing drama. 
(3 / 5)
